Ottawa puts $8.06 million into Winnipeg Downtown Y redevelopment
The federal government will contribute $8.06 million to modernize Winnipeg’s 1913 Downtown Y building and expand community programmes.
Ottawa will contribute $8.06 million to redevelop Winnipeg’s Downtown Y, a community building dating to 1913.
The work is expected to upgrade elevators, change rooms, aquatics and fitness areas, and energy systems. The YMCA-YWCA also plans to expand newcomer and mental-health programmes and add community classrooms.
The federal contribution is $8,059,309 through the direct-delivery stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund. The YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg is contributing $3,460,690, putting the disclosed project funding at about $11.52 million.
The September 28 announcement did not give a construction timetable or reopening schedule.
Source: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, September 28, 2026.
Illustrative stock photo: Thomas Park via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the Winnipeg Downtown Y.
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